Battery Park Records in conjunction with Renemal Productions present an evening of music from Wind-Up Projectiles who are launching their 6 track E.P. An Explosion of Dirty Rhythm on the 25 May in Mareel’s Main Auditorium.…
Wind-Up Projectiles comprise young musicians Joe Watt on lead vocals and guitar, Hayden Hook on double bass, Chris Thomson
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Mareel music students launch first recording
Posted by Lisa Ward on May 15th, 2013 No CommentsBonhoga launches ranges of textiles & graphic artwork by Shetland designers
Posted by Lisa Ward on May 7th, 2013 No CommentsBonhoga Gallery is delighted to have launched exclusive ranges of textiles and graphic artwork from two talented Shetland designers, Joan Fraser and Monica Pothecary. Joan is exhibiting her very first collection of scarves and Monica a large range of Shetland greeting cards. Both are now on sale at the gallery.
Joan Fraser graduated with an…
Graeme Taylor, Forces of Nature, exhibition in Mareel
Posted by Lisa Ward on May 7th, 2013 1 CommentAn exhibition of work by emerging artist Graeme Taylor has gone on show at Mareel highlighting the light and landscape of Shetland.
Graeme Taylor moved to Shetland with his family after gaining a degree in Fine Art in Wales. Since then he has been working to develop artworks reflecting the forces of nature that have…
Shetland Arts’ International Textile Festival – In the Loop 3.5: Making Connections
Posted by Lisa Ward on April 24th, 2013 No CommentsShetland Arts and Southampton University are proud to present In the Loop 3.5: Making Connections, as part of the Shetland Arts’ International Textile Festival 2013. In The Loop 3.5 is an international conference with a focus on knitting, a Nordic theme, and an emphasis on the development of contemporary textile cultures. Tickets for this three-day…
Read the rest...Knitting squares for Alzheimer Scotland Awareness Week
Posted by Lisa Ward on April 24th, 2013 2 CommentsFor this year’s Alzheimer Awareness Week from 3rd – 9th June 2013, Shetland Arts and Alzheimer Scotland are launching a new knitting challenge for knitters of all ages in Shetland: Knitting for Alzheimer Awareness.
We aim to make at least 171 special knitted patchwork pieces, stitched from sets of knitted squares of any size, or…